When people understand the impact of unconscious bias, and what they can do to mitigate its effects, it can make all the difference. If you want to create an inclusive environment, where everyone feels they belong, seen and heard, unconscious bias training is essential.
Creating an inclusive and diverse setting, means you value your team members’ unique experiences and perspectives. However, unconscious biases can get in the way of achieving this.
Why do this training?
Almost 3,000 people in the UK were surveyed in a poll for the Guardian on their experiences with unconscious bias. People of colour stated they were more likely to have negative encounters than their white counter-parts reported.
Implicit stereotypes and associations can affect anything from recruiting new staff; and connecting with others, to creating a culturally diverse ethos. That’s why unconscious bias training has become crucial to many workplaces’ diversity and inclusion strategies.
This course explores the meaning of unconscious bias, the impact on mental health, and ways to overcome unconscious biases to create more open, inclusive, and effective communication within your setting. Using interactive exercises, case studies and practical activities there will be opportunities to reflect on the most important current issues in diversity management.
This one-day training course provides an informative and interactive session to help delegates understand the impact of unconscious bias.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
To understand the meaning of unconscious bias
To explore lived experiences of unconscious bias.
To review the psychological basis and social norms
To develop strategies to manage bias in your setting
To build empathy, compassion and greater understanding
To create an action plan to support others in your setting
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
HR professionals from all industries, leadership teams, diversity and inclusion officers, managers and supervisors, recruitment specialists, anyone involved or interested in policy creation related to equality, diversity, and unconscious bias.
FACILITATOR
Nicola is a Mental Health Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, former SEND Teacher, and trained therapist with over 15 years’ experience.
Nicola is a Trustee of Black Minds Matter, an Anti-Racism in Schools Advocate; and an Accredited Clinical Reflective Practice Supervisor for Educators, approved by the British Psychological Society.
With a compassion-focused approach, Nicola strives to embed restorative connection, and person-centred wellbeing into her practice. She is also a published author of two mindfulness books to support children’s emotional health and wellbeing.
